Peristeri Arena
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Peristeri Indoor Hall is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Peristeri
, a western borough of Athens
, Greece
. The arena is named after Andreas Papandreou
, the former Prime Minister of Greece who died in 1996. It is located next to next to Peristeri Stadium
.
The arena was opened in the year 1989 and it belongs to the municipality of Peristeri. The seating capacity
of the arena is 5,000 and is currently home to the Greek A1 League
professional basketball
team Peristeri BC
.
Peristeri
Peristeri is a suburban municipality in Athens, Greece, located about 5 km NW of the downtown area. The municipality is bordered by the Cephissus/Cephissos River, Athinon Avenue , Chaidari in the west and Petroupoli in the northwest, with a size of around...
, a western borough of Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. The arena is named after Andreas Papandreou
Andreas Papandreou
Andreas G. Papandreou ; 5 February 1919 – 23 June 1996) was a Greek economist, a socialist politician and a dominant figure in Greek politics. The son of Georgios Papandreou, Andreas was a Harvard-trained academic...
, the former Prime Minister of Greece who died in 1996. It is located next to next to Peristeri Stadium
Peristeri Stadium
Peristeri Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Peristeri, a western district of Athens, in Greece.It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Atromitos....
.
The arena was opened in the year 1989 and it belongs to the municipality of Peristeri. The seating capacity
Seating capacity
Seating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, both in terms of the physical space available, and in terms of limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that seats two to a stadium that seats...
of the arena is 5,000 and is currently home to the Greek A1 League
A1 Ethniki
The Greek Basket League , commonly referred to as the Greek Basketball League or Greek Basketball Championship, is the highest professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by HEBA...
professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team Peristeri BC
Peristeri BC
Peristeri B.C. , is a Greek professional basketball club that was founded on October 22, 1971. The club is located in Peristeri, Greece, which is a suburban municipality of the city of Athens...
.